With the firing of the starting gun, the 2024 Wuxi Marathon & Paris Olympic Marathon Trial kicked off in Wuxi, Jiangsu province at 7 am on March 24.
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HE Jie (center) at the podium
HE Jie, second-year student from the School of Sports Science and Physical Education, finished the race in 2:06:57, breaking the Chinese men’s marathon record and bringing China’s marathon into the “206 era”. He will represent China in the marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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HE Jie is sprinting to the end.
(Edited and translated from the Chinese version)